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Hello guys,

(If you're not in for a long background read, skip to the big bold #! mark big_smile)

Recently I have posted a thread on here in which I asked advice about buying a new smartphone. Our wise Gutterslob suggested my not to pick Android and for once, I decided to follow his advice. I had been thinking and I came to the conclusion that Windows Phone looked really neat and with the Nokia Lumia 800, it was the perfect phone for me. I bought it and I have not regret doing so.

At the same time, I had also been having doubts about Linux (don't kill me now). I had multiple issues that I just couldn't resolve (1: Bad video drivers -> laptop running hot. 2: girlfriend wanted to have video conversations. 3: <- solution, skype: made laptop run hot, see point 1. 4: docx compatibility -> going to university next year this is a must).

Those issues and the Windows Phone made me switch back to Windows. I put the experience and knowledge of how computers work which I both gained from Linux, to the test and actually got a pretty nice, stock and quite fast system up and running. However, I missed the customizing and the tweaking that Linux offers so it wasn't before long that I installed Virtualbox and made a VM with Arch with WMFS (yes, Gutterslob, again I'm taking your advice tongue). I have now configured everything and I'm comfortable using a basic and lightweight tiling WM setup.

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Now I want to install it next to Windows, but upon installing I encountered a problem I cannot resolve: Linux (Arch, systemrescueDVD, Ubuntu Live) can not see my Windows partition. The only option I have is to format the disk (it sees only unallocated space) but obviously this will remove Windows. Some of you will see this as the best solution, but for me it's a no go. I already tried googling but I didn't find a solution yet. Can one of you maybe point me in the right direction?

Last edited by Unia (2012-01-29 16:17:48)

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Re: [Solved]Linux doesn't see my partitions

Wait, what?!!

Our wise Gutterslob suggested my not to pick Android and for once, I decided to follow his advice. I had been thinking and I came to the conclusion that Windows Phone

I did say Android was crap (I have an Android handset, I know), but I never said to go for WP7. That's like trading gonorrhea for syphilis. hmm


Unia wrote:

At the same time, I had also been having doubts about Linux (don't kill me now)

Let's burn him!!


Unia wrote:

Windows........................................................................
...................................................................quite fast system

You should consider a career in comedy, Unia lol


Unia wrote:

However, I missed the customizing and the tweaking that Linux offers so it wasn't before long that I installed Virtualbox and made a VM with Arch with WMFS (yes, Gutterslob, again I'm taking your advice)

If only the world listened to me more often.
but VMs don't count. tongue


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Now I want to install it next to Windows, but upon installing I encountered a problem I cannot resolve: Linux (Arch, systemrescueDVD, Ubuntu Live) can not see my Windows partition. The only option I have is to format the disk (it sees only unallocated space) but obviously this will remove Windows. Some of you will see this as the best solution, but for me it's a no go. I already tried googling but I didn't find a solution yet. Can one of you maybe point me in the right direction?

I had a friend with this issue. We couldn't see the Win7 partition(s) with the Ubuntu (or maybe it was Mint, can't remember) installer, but my GParted live CD saw the Win partitions just fine and we were able to resize without issue. After that it was just a matter on installing the distro onto the allocated ext4 partition. Strange, I know, since most distros come with the exact same version of GParted as their partition manager, so I have no clue why the Gparted LiveCD saw it when the Ubuntu/Mint LiveCDs didn't. O_o? ... Anyway, try that.
Can't help beyond that, sorry. I haven't run Windows in a long, long time.

Edit: If you do manage to resize your partitions with the Gparted LiveCD, you might get some error message from the Windows Boot Manager upon restart. To remedy that you'll probably need a Win7 installation DVD on hand. Do some Googling before trying, or wait for someone who dual-boots Win&Linux often to post here.

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Re: [Solved]Linux doesn't see my partitions

^ Gparted didn't see anything, just unallocated space. Yes, I said didn't, cause I fixed it. Always turns out that right after you post for help, you find a solution lol. In this case, there was some leftover GPT partition data from when I tried to install OSX on my laptop before installing Windows. Here's the website that helped me resolve this: http://rodsbooks.com/missing-parts/

And Gutterslob, I really should thank you. You made me think twice about Android and now I'm with the best mobile OS I ever had. And no, that ain't comedy big_smile Well, I'll reply more extensively later, cause now I gotta install Arch w/ WMFS!

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Re: [Solved]Linux doesn't see my partitions

Gutterslob beat me to a buncha stuff.

Some epic quotes I feel warrant repeating though.

Wait, what?!!

I did say Android was crap (I have an Android handset, I know), but I never said to go for WP7. That's like trading gonorrhea for syphilis.

Let's burn him!!

Burn him !!! +1 though on second thought, that's a wee bit extreme, likely illegal too ... oh well. Messing round o course. Noticed Unia saying M$ +best mobile OS, best OS anything. Screw it ... let's burn em afterall, legal be dammed ! Kidding again ... See this got solved, so all my babbling is both unnecessary n more than likely wouldn'tve helped anyway. big_smile

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@Unia
Yeah, thanks for aging my fingers a few years by making me type that long post. >_> ... but good to know you solved the issue. =]

WP7 is said to be very capable, but I dunno. There's the whole Windows stigma attached to it.
It's sorta like living with HIV. You could be very capable at your job, you could be living in a very secure neighborhood, heck you could be able to set a sub 8min lap around the Nurburgring in a family sedan..... but society will still see you as a person with HIV, nothing more tongue

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Re: [Solved]Linux doesn't see my partitions

Unia, the fact that you left us for Windows and are now coming back begging for forgiveness doesn't mean you can just not edit the title of the thread to mark it 'Solved' ;P

seriously though, i understand there are reasons why Linux won't work for you (on your specific hardware at least), and which make you just switch back to Windows because you don't want to worry about this stuff anymore. however, it is good to have you back, whether it is through a VM or not smile

now go mark your thread Solved.

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Ey rhowaldt, can't you first welcome me back and Then say I gotta mark it solved? tongue

Excuse me mate, I didn't know I had to do so in the offtopic too.

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Gah, double post

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Re: [Solved]Linux doesn't see my partitions

No surprise there. Arch users are just Windows lover in disguise.

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@Unia: you gotta mark EVERYTHING 'Solved'! big_smile

@el_koraco: that's the 2nd time i've seen you bash Arch. and the 2nd time i laughed out loud smile
what i was wondering though: do you really not like Arch, and if so, any particular reason? or are you really just joking around? i'm curious because i really like Arch's logo so i wanted to try it out sometime.

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gutterslob wrote:

@Unia
WP7 is said to be very capable, but I dunno. There's the whole Windows stigma attached to it.

It is! At first I thought the same as you but then once I tried it in the shops, I just noticed how easier and faster it is compared to Android and iOS. I really like the minimal, almost text-only design. The only downside is that you Have to use Zune. But then again, on an iPhone you Have to use iTunes.

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No surprise there. Arch users are just Windows lover in disguise.

Can't deny that now! lol

Oh and @CBizgreat!, cya in hell mate wink

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Re: [Solved]Linux doesn't see my partitions

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@Unia: you gotta mark EVERYTHING 'Solved'! big_smile

That's even new to me. smile

rhowaldt wrote:

i'm curious because i really like Arch's logo so i wanted to try it out sometime.

Don't do it, just don't! big_smile

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rhowaldt wrote:

i'm curious because i really like Arch's logo so i wanted to try it out sometime.

Best reason ever to use a distro!

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rhowaldt wrote:

i'm curious because i really like Arch's logo so i wanted to try it out sometime.

Don't do it, just don't! big_smile

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Anyplace where a cold beverage is supposed to be soooo hard to come by, is not a place you're ever likely to see me visiting. Advise ya not to go there either Unia. wink


Is Arch really that <insert whatever bad stuff here> ? Any chance of anyone elaborating on why ? They do have a kewl logo and this AUR thingy that seems interesting. Admit to having been curious about Arch too ... oh well. May get around to trying it sometime, may not. Thankfully ... doesn't appear to be a shortage of gnu/nix in the world.


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I think -for me- the best logo is Lunar's and the second is Evil Entity, and the last one m0n0wall's. lol

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I must say I like Arch big_smile But I'll await Mister El's elaboration..

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Arch is the devil's spawn, the reason to hate is its mere existence.

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Yowza, unallocated thing is outta the way. So looks like this thread is fair game anyway.


Hmmm ... lol, that's kinda vague and open ended me thinks. Though not like my world hinges on Arch stayin or goin. big_smile


They have that whole ... Ooooo look @ me, I use Arch Linux image going too. I'm special, Ooooo check me out. Though have also seen more than a few uber leet "Arch users" in various forums, asking how to reinstall grub2. Makes someone wonder, if it's supposed to be such a pain to install and config. How in da heel did someone who can't figure out how to google search for GRUB2, manage it. lol


Guess gonna have to file this under the many things that make me go .... Hmmmm file and forgettaboutit, shrugs. As ever, happy comping and Viva la gnu/Linux !

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But the Dark Side does have cookies!

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CBizgreat! wrote:

They have that whole ... Ooooo look @ me, I use Arch Linux image going too. I'm special, Ooooo check me out. Though have also seen more than a few uber leet "Arch users" in various forums, asking how to reinstall grub2. Makes someone wonder, if it's supposed to be such a pain to install and config. How in da heel did someone who can't figure out how to google search for GRUB2, manage it. lol

It's because there is an excellent guide available on the wiki!

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That Unia, begs a question  too though. How did they find the famed Arch wiki ? Have to assume a search engine was involved somewhere and why didn't they check the famed Arch wiki for grub2 ? Sheesh, have seen sections about grub2 in the thing meself. tongue


Of course, had to dump a perfectly good 50mins or so doing what I do very well. Scouring the web for good reasons not to like Arch Linux. Findings on Arch Linux, back n forth, some saying this, some saying that. Looks like the only way to know for sure would be to try it out. HOWEVER ... common sense tells me it would violate da sacred CBizgreat! number one rule for happy computing ( and just about everything else. )

Thou shall not bother doing anything that involves overmuch work ... As thout are lazy and much happier when things are easy.

So while have nothing against Arch users, even the ones who can't figure out how to reinstall grub. Am more @ home with the Debian way it seems. If want super light ... Debian net-install, if want to bang head on wall ... Gentoo I guess. big_smile

Amidst all this babbling, also think sumthing has been overlooked. Crunchbang has a really kewl logo too. Doesn't get much more simplistic or more appealing to my deeply ingrained laziness.


Viva la #! ! wink   On second thought, why not just Viva la gnu/Linux all da way around ! Am out folks, happy computing ...

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Some common cbiz abbreviations. This will save me time and yet @ same time tell folks what the babble is supposed to mean.

Vll ! = ( Viva la gnu/Linux !)    Vl#!! = ( Viva la #! !)    Last but not least, UD ... OD ! = ( Use Debian ... or die !) tongue
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Curiouser n curiouser ... *Puts on Sherlock Holmes hat ... Gets out weird english pipe.


The ire in El_koraco's post, makes it obvious me thinks, that there's a story there. A brush with Arch perhaps, resulting in epic face palm borkage. ( Hopefully not irreversible) data loss or system wide breakage ? Leaving a gnu/linux user with a bitter taste in de mouth and forevermore disgust in heart for the offending distro ? Come on El ... Spill.

What happened with Arch Linux, what did Arch ever do 2 ya ? And WHERE WERE YOU Oct 14, 1964 @ approx 3am !?!??!?!



Mainly just bein a dork. Though do think there's a story/history involved here somewhere. wink

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I love arch. Now that I've used debian as a stepping stone, arch actually seems a lot easier to configure by comparison. And while I go out of my way to use linux for everything possible, I don't seem to hate M$ nearly as much as some people on this forum. I actually appreciate a lot of the things they're doing with windows server 8. They're focusing on lower memory usage, making every app run in both GUI and power shell modes, and they're finally switching to a file system that supports permissions and encryption. I'll gladly use the free copies of windows 8 that my school provides for all my gaming needs. That being said, I just turned down an offer to get a grant for some M$ certs (I'm getting my LPIC and CCNA over the summer) and I still use a 10 year old Nokia phone.

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Don't feel one way or other about Arch Linux. Have seen some diehard fans and some diehard dislikers. Just tend to think for me ... It'd be too much trouble to bother with. Can't be anything summin else easier gnu/nix cannot furnish. Looked over the Beginners guide thingy. My eyes crossed 1/4 of the way through reading over the index. See section z. k, x and b, sub paragraph 1k and 2z ?


Forget that noise ! NO TYVM ... Everybody else, have @ it if ya like. big_smile


As for M$ I don't hate em. Would take entirely too much energy to hate em. Disgusted by, border on despise most definitely. As could be said of any of ton of megacorps and scumtastic monopolists of da world. The bottomline profits easily takes priority over everything and anything common good. Also happen to know quite a bit about history, global commerce ... More than a tad about technology ... Various other junk. So have no hatred for them. But am 100% sure there's many things the vast majority of folks have no clue about that M$ is doing, has done. etc. Up to and including continuing murder by proxy with malice and aforethought in the continued pursuit of da almighty dolla.

Call me crazy, there's still some stuff I won't do for money ... PERIOD. And that's saying summin, have done a thing or two here n there .. No lie. big_smile

The whole Windows server 8 deal. Sheesh about time, 78% of the web servers in the world last time I checked are Apache ... aka: Gnu/Linux goodness. Weren't for Apache ... Internet as we know it probably wouldn'tve happened. A handful of scumtastic Corps would've ended up owning it, at least more so than they already do today. Bill Gates thought the net was a "passing trend" and if people had to pay M$ server license prices ... Well do the math, shrugs. Could continue rambling indefinitely, things such as anti-trust, this, that ... blahblah.

Will end on a postiive, I definitely don't hate M$ users for sure. Sheesh am one, the XP install on this PC was paid for. it's now mine. I'll do whatever I want with it, whenever I want to.  If people like, wanna buy, wanna use or go get MSCE papers for dys. Am all for freedom of choice. I choose to strongly disapprove of and dislike M$.

Shrugs. big_smile


PS, n btw mynis01, that babbling rant above is not directed at you personally. Just some honest opinions about the topic of M$. No disrespect nor offense intended.

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Some common cbiz abbreviations. This will save me time and yet @ same time tell folks what the babble is supposed to mean.

Vll ! = ( Viva la gnu/Linux !)    Vl#!! = ( Viva la #! !)    Last but not least, UD ... OD ! = ( Use Debian ... or die !) tongue